History of the Chicago Cubs

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Cubs logo, 1903–05

Cubs logo, 1906

Cubs logo, 1907

Cubs alternate logo, 1909–1910

Cubs logo, 1919–1926

Cubs logo, 1927–1936

Cubs logo, 1937–1940

Cubs logo, 1941–1956

Cubs logo, 1957–1978

Cubs logo, 1979–present

The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The Chicago National League Ball Club is the only franchise to play continuously in the same city since the formation of the National League in 1876. They are the earliest formed active professional sports club in North America, predating the team now known as the Atlanta Braves by one year. In their early history, they were called in the press the White Stockings, Orphans, Infants, Remnants and Colts before officially becoming "Cubs" in 1907.^[1]